Among the 205 patients prospectively screened or suspected of cryptococcosis, 199 were considered free of cryptococcal infection and had a negative LFA test.
Three new cases of cryptococcosis with positive culture for C.neoformans were diagnosed during the study period.
All had a positive LFA (3 serum and two CSF samples) with LA titration ranging from ½ to 1/256. Another patient had a previous history of cryptococcosis, and two of his sera were found positive with the LFA and the EIA test with a confirmation by the LA test (titration at 1/512 in both cases).